1. 1 Using Hybrid Social Learning Networks in Work Place Learning and Plans to Roll-Out in HE Professor John Cook Dr Patricia Santos Institute for Learning Innovation and Development (ILIaD) Inaugural Conference, 3 November 2014, University of Southampton John2.cook@uwe.ac.uk, UWE Bristol, UK Patricia.Santosrodriguez@uwe.ac.uk, UWE Bristol, UK Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/johnnigelcook

2. Overview 1. Why? 2. How? 3. What? 4. Learner Voice 5. Plans to roll out in HE 2

3. Why? The challenge of the unfilled potential of the Internet 3

4. How? Hybrid Social Learning Networks (based on Shadbolt et al.s, 2013, Social Machines) 4

5. What? We are answering questions like: how and why do people connect to other people and digital tools for intentional informal learning? 5

6. Learner Voice Context of study: North England GP Practices Co-design sessions (researchers + Practice Managers + Practice Nurses + Data Quality Members) New network where most of the nurses work in a single-handed Face to face meetings with variable attendance Little communication by Email Main aim: expand their group, improve their sharing practices and explore the potential for mentoring within the network. 6 Workshop 1 (April 2014) Social networks for improving your professional networking skills Workshop 2 (May 2014) Co-designing technology for help seeking and scaffolding of learning Practice Managers Practice Nurses Well established small network Regular face to face meetings Email used to exchange resources and opinion Main aim: expand their group and improve their sharing mechanisms, especially in terms of information overload, knowledge and expertise. manner at their practices * Images extracted from NHS Photo Library , participants related to the real quotes/audios are anonymous

7. Plans to roll out in HE University of Leeds Peninsular Medical School University of Plymouth UWE Bristol Anglia Ruskin University University of Nottingham 7

8. Thank You & Questions Acknowledgement of work used in this talk: Tamsin Treasure-Jones, Micky Kerr, Healthcare workers in Yorkshire & various Learning Layers colleagues Thank you Debbie Holley for voice overs. Learning Layers is a 7th Framework Large-scale integrating project co-funded by the European Commission; Grant Agreement Number 318209; http://learning-layers.eu/ 8

9. Related reports and papers Cook, J. (2014). Hybrid Social Learning Networks Developing a research programme. D4DL Research Note, written 05/06/14, Bali. Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/johnnigelcook/hybrid-social-learning-networks-internal- d4-dl-research-note-050614 Cook, J. and Santos, P. (2014). Social Network Innovation in the Internets Global Coffeehouses: Designing a Mobile Help Seeking Tool in Learning Layers. Educational Media International (in press). Email author for a copy. Cook, J., Santos, P., Maier, R., Trattner, C., Lex, E., Dennerlein, S., Holley, D. and Ley, T. (to be submitted). Designing for Help Seeking with Healthcare Professionals in a Hybrid Social Learning Network. Email author for a copy. Holley, D., Santos, P., Cook, J., and Kerr, M. Cascades, torrents & drowning in information: seeking help in the contemporary GP Practice in the UK (in review) Interactive Learning Environments. Email author for a copy. Santos, P., Cook, J., Holley, D., Treasure-Jones, T. and Kerr, M. (to be submitted). Going beyond your Personal Learning Network, using recommendations and trust. Email author for a copy. 9